What is the Kanji for "Damp" and "Moist"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Damp" and "Moist", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Damp" and "Moist" is "湿".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Shime".

Its onyomi reading is "Shitsu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "氵" means "Water" . And The component "显" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "湿" mean in japanese?

"湿" means "Damp" and "Moist".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

湿度: "Humidity". The Japanese noun '湿度 (しつど)' refers to the amount of water vapor present in the air or gas. It is a measure of the moisture content in the atmosphere. A high humidity level indicates that the air is moist, while a low humidity level indicates dry air. Humidity affects comfort levels, as well as various physical and chemical processes. For example: The humidity is high today - (今日の湿度は高い). The air has low humidity - (空気の湿度が低い).

湿っぽい: "Damp" or "Humid". The Japanese adjective '湿っぽい (しめっぽい)' means 'damp' or 'humid'. This adjective is used to describe something that has a slightly moist or damp quality, without being completely wet. It can be used to describe the environment, such as the air, or objects that have absorbed some moisture. For example: The air feels damp today - (今日の空気は湿っぽい). The towel is a bit damp - (タオルはしめっぽい).

湿気: "Moisture". The noun '湿気 (しっけ)' means 'moisture'. It refers to the amount of water vapor present in the air or in a particular environment. High levels of 湿気 can make the air feel damp and humid. For example: The wet weather brought a lot of moisture into the room - (雨天により部屋に湿気が多くなった。)The house has a problem with excess moisture - (この家には湿気の問題がある。)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "め" is read as "me".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.